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Fire In The Sky: The Air War In The South Pacific |
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Категория: Военное дело » История войн |
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Автор: Eric M. Bergerud
Издательство: Westview Press
Год издания: 2001
isbn: 0813338697
Количество страниц: 776
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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A scant three years after publishing his account of WWII's land war in the Pacific (Touched with Fire), historian Bergerud has completed an exhaustive companion volume addressing the theater's ferocious air war. Bergerud states clearly at the outset that he has attempted to cover both sides of the Pacific air war fairly; but, he notes, fairness dictates acknowledging "that something went very wrong in Japan during the 1930s and that the air war in Asia was due to Tokyo's overaggressive nature." Giving Japanese pilots their due, however, Bergerud portrays them alongside their American counterparts as honorable and worthy warriors. Indeed, the cutting-edge Japanese Zero fighter plane gave Tokyo an early advantage that threatened to overwhelm the Americans. Refreshingly multidimensional, with battle tales carefully crafted within the context of the overall campaign, this meticulously documented work portrays both the stark conditions and the high stakes of one of the largest air wars in history. Although much of the factual material comes from archival sources, the meat of the work is in the firsthand interviews with the rapidly dwindling pool of Pacific war veterans. The nuggets are well worth digging for. One American former pilot, for example, describes being forced to belly flop his plane after being attacked by an enemy Tony aircraft: "I have no idea whether that Tony pilot claimed me as a victory, but he certainly had a legitimate right to because my airplane was forced to crash-land and was totally wiped out." Scenes such as these help this fine history bring home with clarity the perils and rewards of the Pacific campaign and, in the process, illustrate lessons of value to today's military commanders. |
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Интимный дневник |
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Категория: Гуманитарные науки » Исторические науки » Биографии, ЖЗЛ |
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Автор: Бель де Жур
Издательство: Лимбус Пресс
Год издания: 2007
isbn: 978-5-8370-0467-4
Количество страниц: 400
Язык: русский
Формат: DOC
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Бель де Жур - в переводе с французского "дневная красавица", литературный псевдоним элитной лондонской проститутки. Ее блог вызвал бурю эмоций у читателей и позже стал книгой, в которой она рассказывает свою историю.
Пылкая, но рассудительная молодая англичанка, окончив университет, приезжает в Лондон и, не найдя работы по специальности, устраивается в агентство интимных услуг девушкой по вызову. С юмором и предельной откровенностью она описывает подробности личной жизни - спортзал, пабы, трусики, макияж, умные книжки и, конечно, многочисленные мужчины, такие же жадные до сексуальных развлечений, как и она. |
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Let's Knit Series (2010 NV80110) Puppy |
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Категория: Рукоделие » Журналы по рукоделию » Иероглифатичные журналы |
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Автор: Коллектив
Год издания: 2010
isbn: 978-4-529-04807-1
Количество страниц: 82
Язык: другой
Формат: JPG
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Журнал по вязанию спицами.
В этом выпуске японского журнала по вязанию представлены много моделей для лета; очаровательные женские модели для весенне-летнего сезона - легкие жилеты, топики, жилетки, шляпки, шали накидки, топы, шарфики, сумочки, связаные ажурными узорами крючком. Каждую модель сопровождают понятные схемы и иллюстрации, где детально, пошагово показаны этапы процесса вязания каждого изделия. |
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Наполеон в России |
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Категория: Биографии, ЖЗЛ, Отечественная история |
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Автор: Василий Верещагин
Издательство: Созвездие
Год издания: 1993
isbn: 5-900646-20-3
Количество страниц: 550
Язык: русский
Формат: PDF
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Наполеон I – яркая историческая фигура, привлекающая внимание многих поколений. Давно не переиздававшаяся работа В. В. Верещагина дает оригинальную и непривычную трактовку личности французского императора. Она заинтересует не только специалистов, историков и искусствоведов, но и самого широкого читателя обращением к некоторым подробностям частной жизни Наполеона.
Книга проиллюстрирована. |
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Tropical Alpine Environments: Plant Form and Function |
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Категория: Биологические науки » Экология. Окружающая среда |
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Автор: Philip W. Rundel, Alan P. Smith, F. C. Meinzer
Издательство: 052142089X
Год издания: 1994
isbn: Cambridge University Press
Количество страниц: 392
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
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Tropical alpine environments (at altitudes above the closed canopy forest and below the limit of plant life) present an unusual set of complex stresses for plant species. Unlike temperate alpine environments, where there are distinct seasons of favorable and unfavorable conditions for growth, tropical alpine habitats present summer conditions every day and winter conditions every night. As a consequence, tropical alpine plant species have evolved unique forms for coping with such a hostile environment. Using examples from all over the tropics, this fascinating account reviews the unique form and functional relationships of tropical alpine plants, examining both their physiological ecology and population biology.
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Riparian Landscapes (Cambridge Studies in Ecology) |
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Категория: Биологические науки » Экология. Окружающая среда |
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Автор: George P. Malanson
Издательство: Cambridge University Press
Год издания: 1993
isbn: 0521384311
Количество страниц: 308
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
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Riparian Landscapes examines the ecological systems of streamside and floodplain areas from the perspective of landscape ecology. The author describes the specific spatial pattern of riparian vegetation as a result of, and a control on, the ecological, geomorphological, and hydrological processes that operate along rivers. He also discusses the role of the riparian zone in controlling species distribution and abundance and highlights the intelligent management of these valuable ecological resources. Finally, Malanson explores the potential for linking hydrological, geomorphological and ecological simulation models. |
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The Business Community of Seventeenth-Century England |
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Категория: Гуманитарные науки » Исторические науки » Всемирная история, древний мир |
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Автор: Richard Grassby
Издательство: Cambridge University Press
Год издания: 1995
isbn: 0521434505
Количество страниц: 645
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
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This uniquely comprehensive study explores all aspects of the English business community as it developed between 1590 and 1720. Drawing largely on material in private papers, Richard Grassby describes and explains the structure of business in a pre-industrial economy and examines the way in which social values, demographic factors, the family, state and religion distributed talent, trained and motivated businessmen and determined their life style. His book will appeal to all who wish to understand the dynamics of pre-industrial growth and the interaction between business and society. |
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Leashing the Dogs of War: Conflict Management in a Divided World |
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Категория: Историография, Философия, Социология, политология |
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Автор: Chester A. Crocker, Fen Osler Hampson, Pamela Aall
Издательство: United States Institute of Peace
Год издания: 2007
isbn: 192922396X
Количество страниц: 800
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
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Since Turbulent Peace was first published in 2001, the international landscape has changed profoundly. Leashing the Dogs of Warreplaces its well-established predecessor as the definitive volume on the sources of contemporary conflict and the array of possible responses to it. The authors--more than forty of the most influential and innovative analysts of international affairs--present multiple perspectives on how best to prevent, manage, or resolve conflicts around the world.
Leashing the Dogs of War assesses the nature and extent of the changes wrought by 9/11 and its aftermath, and explores their wide-ranging implications. For the United States, of course, the changes have been dramatic. It has engaged in a war on terrorism and has become both a third party in certain conflict arenas and a direct party to the conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan. But these events have also affected other actors, from the United Nations to humanitarian NGOs to collective defense and security organizations such as NATO and the OSCE.
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Molecular Mechanisms of Spondyloarthropathies (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology) |
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Категория: Биологические науки » Биохимия. Биофизика |
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Автор: Carlos López-Larrea, Roberto Díaz-Peña
Издательство: Springer
Год издания: 2009
isbn: 144190297X
Количество страниц: 314
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
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It is now over ten years since we edited the first edition of HLA-B27 in the Development of Spondyloarthropathies (SpA). It is obvious that over this period an enormous amount of information concerning SpA and HLA-B27 has accumulated, and this has been reflected in the knowledge of molecular mechanism of the spondyloarthropathies. Discussion for such a book took initial form at the outstanding 4th Gent Symposium on SpA in October 2006, but was not formally commissioned by Landes Bioscience until early 2007. Molecular Mechanisms of Spondyloarthropathies aims to synthesize this growing knowledge and present all the current studies concerning the basic research of SpA.
Over the last decade, enormous progress has been made in the understanding of the molecular and cellular processes that lead to disease pathology. Recognition of the pathways involved in the pathogenic mechanisms of disease and the potential to target specific immune effector functions have opened the door to a wide range of innovative treatment opportunities for the SpA. Thus, we believe that the understanding of the specific molecular mechanisms involved would help to design highly specific drugs in the future. The contributors are among the best in their field and reflect the state of the art of research and current opinion of rheumatologists and immunologists. |
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Fertility and Pregnancy: An Epidemiologic Perspective |
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Категория: Медицина, здравоохранение » Акушерство, беременность, роды |
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Автор: Allen J. Wilcox
Издательство: Oxford University Press, USA
Год издания: 2010
isbn: 0195342860
Количество страниц: 336
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
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Fertility and Pregnancy: An Epidemiologic Perspective, is a lively overview of human reproduction: how it works, and what causes it to go wrong. Weaving together history, biology, obstetrics, pediatrics, demography, infectious diseases, molecular genetics, and evolutionary biology, Allen Wilcox brings a fresh coherence to the epidemiologic study of reproduction and pregnancy. Along the way, he provides entertaining anecdotes, superb graphs, odd tidbits and occasional humor that bring the topic to life.
The book is divided into two sections. The first lays the foundations - the basic principles of reproductive physiology, demography, infectious diseases, and genetics as they apply to human reproduction. The second part deals with the endpoints of reproductive epidemiology - a spectrum ranging from infertility and fetal loss to birth defects and the delayed effects of fetal exposures. The book closes with a discussion of unsolved problems, suggesting possible research projects for a new generation of epidemiologists. An extensive glossary makes this a valuable reference as well as an enjoyable read.
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